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The study focused on Assessment of the Perception of Junior Secondary School Social Studies Teachers’ on Impact of Boko Haram Crisis on Socio-Economic Activities in Yobe State, Nigeria”. Survey research design was adopted. The population of this study includes all Social Studies teachers of junior secondary schools numbering 1955. The sample size used in the study was 321. The study used two sampling techniques namely; proportionate stratified sampling and simple random sampling. The study...

The study is titled “Assessment on the Influence of School Mapping on Allocation of New Secondary Schools in Kaduna State, Nigeria. The design of the study is descriptive survey design. The study’s population consisted of principals, teachers and supervisors numbering 10,931 comprising of 541 principals, 10,294 teachers and 96 supervisors from twelve (12) educational zone in Kaduna State. Purposive sampling technique was used. The sample size used in the study was 378 which consisted of 40...

The study examined the Impact of Blended Learning Approach on Retention Ability of NCE Social Studies Students in Nigeria. The design of the study was a quasi-experimental design. The population of the study consisted of all NCE II Social Studies Students in Colleges of Education in North Central Nigeria numbering 7,662. The sample size for the study was 433. Random sampling technique was used in sample selection. The instrument used was Social Studies Achievement Test (SOSAT).The instrument...

North African countries such as Morocco are scarcely the focus of neuropsychological studies, although the role of culture in cognition processes is widely recognized. Currently, studies on flexibility and planning skills in the Moroccan context are still lacking and there are no adapted tools to assess these functions in the country. In this scenario, this study aimed to adapt the Child Executive Functions Battery (CEF-B) tasks and the playing cards task of the Behavioral Assessment of the...

Following the highly contagious nature of the coronavirus disease and the increase in confirmed cases, the Nigerian government, imposed lockdowns, quarantines, and various social distancing measures to curb the rate of infection. Schools were closed, and examinations were postponed indefinitely. Students of private schools were able to resume academic activities online. However, most public schools could not do so, due to lack of infrastructure. This study aimed to qualitatively investigate...

ICT can address concerns about access and quality of higher education in developing countries like Ethiopia. The crucial role of ICT in education has become more evident than ever during the COVID 19 crisis. Despite its role in addressing educational quality and access issues, evidence about the educational use of ICT in developing countries is scarce. Many previous studies on determinants of educational ICT focus on higher education in developed countries, while it remains unclear whether...

The importance of a Piagetian approach is recognized in South African early childhood educational practices and teacher training, but the reality of the implementation of teaching and learning in the domain of early years opposes his philosophy in many ways. Our Early Childhood Education policies strongly advocate a Piagetian approach such as the emphasis on cognitive development, play-based learning, placing the child at the centre of learning and recognizing the holistic child. However,...

Despite the provision of school resources by Kenyan government through the Ministry of Education, there has been an outcry from stakeholders owing to dismal performance among Visually Impaired Learners at Kenya Certificate of Primary Education examination in Marigat and Kabartonjo Sub-Counties. The purpose of this study was to establish the extent to which school resources influence academic performance of visually impaired learners in integrated primary schools in Baringo County. The study...

This study investigated the impact of gender on the sources of students’ self-efficacy in Mathematics in Tanzanian secondary schools. Data were collected from 267 Form 3 (Grade 11) students sampled from three public secondary schools in Dar es Salaam region. A previously validated questionnaire scale was used for measuring the sources of students’ self-efficacy in Mathematics: mastery experience, vicarious experience, physiological state (emotional arousal such as anxiety) and social...

Background Alcohol is a teratogen; its consumption during pregnancy can lead to negative birth outcomes, collectively referred to as fetal alcohol spectrum disorders. Neurodevelopmental delays in higher-order cognitive functions that affect development of executive functions are a common feature. Studies on executive function in children have focused on children diagnosed with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder, and there is a lack of information on the impact on children not diagnosed with...

This paper discusses the use of a participatory approach to assess the level of understanding of the Water-Energy-Climate Change nexus in South Africa. The aim is to facilitate the development of well-coordinated, systematic, and holistic strategies for efficient management of the nexus and its implications in the country. The assessment was guided by the broader Integrated Water Resource Management framework, which promotes a participatory approach in the administration of water resources....

The purpose of this paper is to report some of the findings of a study which investigated the influence of mathematics Braille proficiency on mathematics performance among learners with visual impairment in selected special secondary schools in Kenya. In this study, descriptive design was used with a sample size of 55 respondents comprising of head teachers, mathematics teachers and learners with visual impairment in two special secondary schools. The study respondents were purposively...

The importance of education and the need for women’s education, in particular, is advocated worldwide. However, there are still impediments to the realisation of women’s right to education in Nigeria. It is through education that women acquire the desire and nature for the attainment of values, competence, skills, attitudes and knowledge. This paper highlights the need for serious consideration to be afforded to adult education generally in addition to adult literacy specifically in a bid to...

Development in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) is adversely affected by climate variability and change due to the dependence of its economies and livelihoods primarily on rain-fed agriculture. Agro-advisories boost informed decision-making as well as planning of farm activities. The purpose of this study was to characterize the pathways through which farmers receive usable location-specific agro-advisories as well as to evaluate the effect of the socio-economic environment in the access to such...

In the Moroccan education sector, the Ministry of National Education has set aside significant budgets for in-service teacher training. In recent years, by committing to the Digital Morocco programme, and while trying to overcome some of the constraints associated with face-to-face training, a new system of in-service distance training has been implemented. Given the interest that evaluation represents for the maintenance and improvement of the quality of a training system, we have opted, in...

Context: The effects of climate change make it difficult to achieve food security in Burkina Faso, despite its many resilience efforts. This is how this article aims to identify and understand the impacts of the country's main climate risks on food security and the causes of the non-resilience of the proposed solutions, in order to better help develop resilience strategies.Materials and methods: Surveys were carried out among fifteen (15) main institutions in charge of the governance of food...

Abstract The present study focuses on the pollutants draining into two closely related lakes in northcentral Ethiopia and related policy issues at a national scale. Observational interviews were conducted in the catchments of the lakes, and related published scientific and policy papers were examined. The susceptibility of the lakes to degradation was investigated on the basis of a set of related attributes and associated questions. The hydrological, morphometric features, chemical and...

This study intended to examine the perception and use of services provided by teachers' resource centres (TRCs) by secondary school teachers in Biharamulo District.Specifically, the study aimed to assess secondary school teachers' perceptions of TRCs in Biharamulo District; establish the role of secondary school heads in promoting access and use of TRCs in Biharamulo District by teachers under their supervision; and identify factors that hinder the attendance of secondary school teachers at...